Digital Hub based animation scriptwriter signs deal with creator of Mulan.

Neil Leyden’s Screenwriting deal

Neil Leyden has just signed an option for his first feature length animation script with Danish based production company, Fiddler’s Green. The script titled "Alphabet City" is a children’s fantasy which will be produced entirely in CGI.

Fiddler’s Green was set up by Hollywood screenwriter, Philip Lazebnik whose screen credits include Disney's "Mulan" and "Pocohantas" as well as "The Prince of Egypt" for DreamWorks. He is developing the script in partnership with European animation studio, A Films and Studio Hamburg.

The film is set to be directed by Oscar nominated European director Stefan Fjeldmark who most recently directed "Asterix and the Vikings", the biggest animated feature ever produced in Europe. He also directed "Help, I’m a Fish!" in 2000.

Leyden – who runs his own Digital Hub based media consultancy company, Calico Media (www.calico.ie), believes that The Digital Hub cluster has proved a fertile creative ground for his screenwriting pursuits as he is surrounded by a wealth of television, animation and games production companies.

The Digital Hub project, with its state-of-the-art enterprise support infrastructure, international linkages and showcase for innovation, is supporting opportunities for new companies to be successful in digital media world wide.

Leyden is currently working on a second animation project which has garnered significant interest from a number of US production companies.

Neil Leyden
Calico Media
Digital Depot
Roe Lane
The Digital Hub
Dublin 8
T. 00 353 (1) 488 5800
E. neil@calico.ie
www.calico.ie